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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14

THosG who fNled to got rid Of thcir
trade collars at par, if there are any per
sons WHO did so fail, have only them
selves TO blame. The period during
which they could be redeemed was uutC
long enough and The manner of rcdcmp.
tion received wida publicity. The fact
that only $1,000, coo were presented for
redemption, however, leads to the not
unreasonable conclusion that n lot more
OF these coins will yet be unearthed from
the old stockings and other rcccptaclcs
IN which they have been hidden, and
thcir owners will be denouncing the gov.
eminent for not toking them at then
face value. People who don't read the
papers, however, do not deserve auy
sympathy if they lose by their nogi-
gcnce, and arc not likely to get any ii
they present their trade dollars now.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14
Throw Physic to the Dogs"

When it is the old fashioned blue mass
blue pill sort, and insist on using Dr.
Picrccs Pleasant Purgativo Pellets" O
modern mcoical luxury being small, sugar
coated grauulcs, containing the active prin
ciplcs of certain roots aud herbs, and whicl
will be found TO contain as much catharti,
power as any Of the old fashioned, larger
pills, without tEt lutters violent, drastic Of
fects. The pellets operate thoroughly bu
harmlcssly, establishing permanently
healthy action OF the stomach and bowels
and as anti.biliOus remedy are unequallcc
- -
BE sure TO read the advertisement OF
fourth page, headed "Private Boarding.
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Pianos and Organs.

All Of tho best makes $25 cash and
balance November !, at spot cash prices
on a Piano. $40 cash and balance No
vember /, at spot cash prices on an
Organ. Delivered, freight free, at your
nearest depot. Fifteen days test trial
and freight both ways if not satisfactory.
Write for circulars.
n. W. TRUMP,
Columbia, y. q.
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:Lik1lq ,sgit,,g III. q

u with jhc CHitol %u,es Au-, line Of
sNrmiShcrs in front and ON either side, the
balance OF the rggi.ucnC in the rear We
certainly were wei! taken care Of, but had
not proceeded very Tar on our Journey be
ioIc the command "tIal,,' was given, and
one OF ,hr mcn in ,hc line ahead reported
to CoI. stone that from what he saw Il
Wcop Of cavalry Was advancing, evidently
I'ng +" "''a.,% "a, "rd ,It scvcuIaho'
h#' iyyn in" oNrAd ot The co'"mu Ccl.
>t"ny r.H.t lie ou.aga doc" and, all
w.. . Min ,I',,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14


comn,,i.or ., n,o ,,..,..,,,, .,,,,.o.
,,,,,,, ~ Wv 1''''s'N'''r'
WIN '"' N""'n ''''"''"" ''''es'--'"'
"''''S % S"'n S"h''dero"'
70 the Editor OF tho News and Courier
eororo+o ,o,io,;t,,,o, coI,oa, i, lo.
m"noca because thG aGricN'0NE&i depart
ment Of The South Carolina College DUs
not nttrnc,od u largo number Of students
~. rn,, .,. ,,.
o"P'' h'''ui%n "'''' wv '','N. 40 ',"'>
stunned q little Agricultural chom'svry'
Others concede eight or ten. Let us
oore;dor ,ybo4,,or tIo Col,o,,o has. t,;tod
to attract the students II should have,
aud, IS SO, whether the fault Ges vii the
plan of organization OF t,,u College oriy
to mo sorobt o,.ov,oro
a f'c'tai OF 'ho Congressional act OF
1862, uudcr which tue land scriy, WIS
Given viii .bov, thn ,co,o &C ma S.,
y
j" VIII dc'cf'Hih" "Eat classes o' at'l-
Uoo'a are to be considered in receiving
its bouoGts I, viii In seen thnt.
hlfs', tEHro Is no authority whatever
fnnd ,So,riI w. in,,,,nl ' o,,t;rnI,, Wv, % ''p ,Lp,
teachiny Of ecr;rnlnrc oil s~,c;aI @
attention to Ne ,vrrJ~ ~ ,rc Nrt
=, oeeuoh = proF'"G' ma" ,ho income o.
dowmont of ~ i%,si nnn co,I~on Wv ,yr GRO
tuc iea"lrG ohlCct sh"t. De, Wu!.out OK
ciu9!ng other SCIENTIFIC. and cl@s io.I
"'u''tcS III" "lr!UilB d ANhfy 'aCLiE.y 10
rclcfod fo o.r,iG,,j,,,r, o,,f u,n ,1nni.,,,io
arts. and in sngh nan"@r ~ ~. tLr I.o,;si'.
,urrs of .bn SI,,c, r,oc nyn,criL, j.,
oy3rr to nrnmota f,c lYl1'rpi onJ ,,,,'i.
crl elucItjun Of III, Industrial cioi.,g !,
Il ~ acyorI nu,s,,itu ord nrofc.sin,, nf
Nfo."
Thc collcpe rnce;yino tho nonnv ,,rst
rav attention to ,nocl,Snirol orts r,,roIiv
Ti,h nnric,,lt,uo and must ~ yn,n..
n.on, not for f,ra,iu.. alone. MS I.,,i
Tjllnar and "Cut,: ,:,le Observer, yn,ll
have il. hut for tbo severn, I,iysuits a1,I 4
professions .if,. Not .yru classical
Studies aln pyc'uU,G. md I'D c.jn, ..ion
must DO "Iibcru" ATS we'll as ",pvs,E,.,l "
The South Cayo',n. Collron lnIfn The
requirements cg ths ..ca Z: E.yay..:
more fully today thuu The Ms> itsiri6
College, for thc latter does not pru.iL.
a "IiLcral" education. u i,rur,a shn
mechanical traimnu. which il If Coual
importance with scGc,llt,rc. and il Gocs
not claim to train BOYS ior tho several
pursuits nrd professions of IiGc." ont
simply for farming. Ia tho lauglprl of
Mr.. Ihumas, it puts nil thc ar, nt
one basket.
The College in Columbia Inns jqprc
scientific ;han literary professors, 1a,rc
scientific than literary studies, more
sciont.ic tGan III ray cyur,no, rulrir,c
students taking b.5a studies tn"l nr,
rotated to agriculture ana mechanic lrt
than those that utu not; for tho I.ttcr
there are very lew studies. 1t als, .,
merely claims TO tit, hut does iudeyc. nj,
young men "ivc tno s., ral pursuits ,ud
professions in lie
But some one Las discovered genuine
mares nest, in thN5 the establishment OF
an agricultural department. Of a state
college IS an evasion of the Act above
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14
" A little fire is quickly tIoddcn out
Which being suffered, rivers cannot

Which being suffered, rivers cannot
quCnch, E"
Pruclastination may rob you of time,
but by increased diligence you may maxi
1p the loss; but if it rob you of life The los.
is irromcdiab!c. If your hcaltl, is delicate
yonr appetite lckle, your sleep broken
your mind depressed, your whole bcinq
puL of sorts, depend ON Il you are seriously
diseased. In all such cases DR.. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery" will speedily
elect genuine, radical cure-make new
man of you and save you from the tortures
of lingering diseasa.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14
COTTON.

lnc heavy rains thut set III towards
the end of July have caused some loss
By rust and shedding. The caterpillar
made It's Appearance III several counties
but hns do.oYcly httle damage to the
crop, and that confined to few local.
ties; while The damage from all these
causes has been considerable, the out
look is better than for several years.
Some apprehension exists of loss by rot,
which may further decrease the yield.
Tho condition is reported in upper
CalollIa ut 81 per cent, i'll middle Caro-
lima nj 80 per cent, and in lower Carroll
na at o. per cent. An average for the
state OF 80 per cent. Showing falling
oil OF 10 points for the State since our
last report
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14
WEATHER,

SiXty-four correspondents report that
the weather has been favorable, and one
hundred and sixty that it has been un-
favorable.
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OTHER CROPS

Sorghum is reported for upper Carroll
na at 80 per cent, middle Carolina at 80
per cent, and lower Carolina at % per
cent An average Tor the State of %
per cent.
Sugar cane tor upper Carolina at 81
per cent, middle Carolina at 97 per
cent, and lower Carolina at 81 per cent.
An average for the State of 90 per cent.
Peasc for upper Carolina at 100 pei
cent, middle Carolina at l0l per cent,
and lover Carolina at 9t per cent. An
average for the State of % per cent
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CORN.

The corn crop Is generally repo ed as
the best ever produced in the State. The
!njlry TO the crop by the floods has been
serious il some localities, butt has been
much less than waa anticipated.
Tie condition OF the crop is reported
i'll upper Carolina at 8S per cent, in
middle Carolina at 81 per cent, and
lower Carolina Mt 9S per cent. An aver
aGo ior the State OF 81 per cent. A fall
ing oil from last report of points.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-09-14

The prospect for fair crop of rice
continues favorable. The loss to the
crop from floods was confined to the
Sauteo and Savannah River sections Of
the State
The condition for the crop is reported
for upper Carolina at 0G per cent, mid
die Carolina ut 96 per cent, and in lower
Carolina at % per cent. "a falling of of
2 2points since the last report.
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sIriHnste. to BE Riclf.

s: Men at first begin to make a, little; they
!: find how easy it is; they enlarge their
ambition, and the conception dawns upon
them: "Why am not one Of those who
are appointed to be millionaires ?'' In
the beginning of life few thousands
2 would have satisfied their ambition. Now
hundreds Of thousands seem to them but
q morsel. They grow more and more in
tense Temptations begin to fall upon
them; They begin to be tempted to make
a fortune quickly. a man who is in
haste to be rich does not reflect that he
shall inevitably fall into harm and de-
struction' =. -.
YOU can no more make money suddenly
and largely and be unharmed by it than a
man could suddenly grow from q child's
stature to mans stature without harm.
There is not gardener who does not
know that plant may, grow faster than
it can make wood; that the cellular tissue
may grow faster than-ytho Igneous con-
soidation, and that then it cannot hold
itself up. And many men grow faster in
riches than they can consolidate. This
alone is q reason why men shoula a. inot
make money faster than they know how
to organize it, and themselves to it
Henry Ward Beecher in New York W orld.
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oaliforn,a.s staple Crop.

The great Staple product Of California
is wheat, of which about SO, 900, 600 BUSH
els, worth moro than $4,000, 900, ore
raised in good year, four-ffths of which
are exported. This wheat is almost
wholly raised on large ranches by con-
tract. The wheat grower is no moro q
farmer than no. is a miner or miller. He
lets out his plowing and seeding by the
acre and borrows money from the banks
to pay the bill, giving security on the
growing crop, -
{ In harvest time contractor comes on
the ground with his haryesters, threshers
and separators, On outfit costing Us much
as $4,000. He brings his own crew Of
twenty to twenty-five men, who move
about from place to place, living like
gypsies In the open air. They gather in
the broad fields Of grain at the rate of
more than 1000 bushels per day, and
leave the crop neatly piled up in sacks, to
which the rancher has not put his hand
from first to last-Youth's Companion.
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have paid my motherS Every farthing Of
that has to be accounted for and re-
funded"
'sWhatr' exclaimed old Josiah, becom-
ing positively ashen.
Assuming you have made only another
per cent. per annum on my fathers
money, that Will amount to good many
thousand pounds after all these years,
!. Uncle JOSIAH said Jack, making hasty
calculation on slip Of paper and throwing
it across the desk.
"Poohl absurdl ridiculouss' ejaculnted
the old gentleman, dropping the paper
after glancing at it, as though 1t had
burned his fingers.
stIt is matter of figures, Of course, /"
said Jack, quietly. "A few hundreds one
i.way or the other won't materially affect
the total. Whatever it may be, the law is
clear, and you will have to refund the
amount
'tBut surely your mother and all Of you
don't mean to ruin me, as the whole OF
your fathers fortune is at the present mo-
; ment In .consols, and 5 per cent. interest
has been punctuaNy paid" said old Jo-
siah, quite piteously. lf:f !j;9
s.Can't we strike q bargain, uncle q''
said Jack, earnestly. s.My- mother ard
all Of us consider TINT, as my father's eld
est son, I have amoral claim to be taken
into this business, maintaine edtas tt has
! been. all these years YithSmy father's
money. Will you give small share as a
set off against this heavy liability
ssNonsenser' exclaimed old Josiah,
grufdy
ssMy mother authorizes me to make this
suggestion, and If it be complied with she
will Immediately release you from the
arrears of income which she is legally en-
titled to- continued jack, eagerly. II
should then be able to marry Louise Mar
tineau, and lam scertail:that herfather's
influence would compensate you for TAX
ing me into partnership"
cit is q conspiracy, a plotl Get.ou of
my Office and do your worstl' cried the
oldman in q sudden paroxysm OF inpo-
tent fury. s.........ss.. -,
Whether old Josiah was really cowed
into submission after taking legal advice.
and calculating the extent Of his liability,
or whether he considered it an advantage.
GUS prospect to have the son-in-law of., the
rich Martineau for partner, is not, per-.
haps, very material. Suffice it to say that7
few days later he wrote very concil-
atoryletter to his nephew, the upshot Of
which was that, after. numerous inter
views and some corresponds with Mr..
Martineau, an amicable arrangement was
srrived at whereby Jack Flegg was taker:
into partnership upon favorable terms
London Truth.
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A Poetic. Archduchess.

The youthful Archduchess Marie VAL
erie, :the youngest child. Of the Emperor
Francis Joseph, Is the!latest. accession to
the long list Of .princely verse makers. The
Vienna Neue Freie Presse gravely states
that the archduchess is merciless in her
self-criticism, incessantly correcting and
improving her poetic productions before
making up her mind to show them to the
favored few; She has nowsicompleted u
drama, which is to be performed before
the members Of the imperiaE family on d
festive occasion. Chicago Times.
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al Faini1x df Pnb1is1,ers.

Almost all the original Harper family
and many of their sons and grandsons
were named after the Wesley family; and
the third generation of the Harper Broth
ers got considerably mixed up. There was,
for instance, the original Wesley, who had
q son named Joseph Wesley. and Joseph
Wesley: Fletcher's SOM had .himself o son
named Joseph Henry. It used to be diff
cult to distinguish them in the house
where they all were employed, and they
gradually became to be known as "Mr.
Joseph w" for the originaD, "Joe Brook
lyn" for his sony, "Joe 22d' for the just
deceased MANI and zs"Ioe Henry (for his
SOM. There swere several Johns, who
were designated Colonel John" s'the
Celonel's John' and 'Fifth Avenue
jack There are something like dozen
Qr more; surviving male members Of the
fsmj sahd each ;has. been reared in the
house in some capacity until he is familiar
with, the minutest details of the vast bust
!ness.-NeM York Cor. Chicago Herald
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The Senses as Afrec,ted by Sex. (:

IF the senses are taken Seriatim 1t Will
be evident that they are not parallel in
men and women. The. latter possess in q
much greater degree the perfection OF the
Sense Of touchs thpse ;ofoupa ations that re
iquire extreme delicacy tof manipulation,
such as lace making, embroidery, bead
stringing, ETC., are therefore usually fol-
lowed by women. AS regards the sense
sof hearing, we are not aware OF any ex
periments or obserYat tions on; the relative
perfection Of the sense in the. two sexes;
and the same may be said as regards the
sense of sight, which appears to be
equally acute mwpmen and In men" In
the extreme delicacy Of tasteit is probable;
: that men excel. Whether they do so
naturally or in consequence Of the cultiva-
ton OF mgn's palates, IS, perhaps, 8 moot
question; but that they, excel not only as
! gourmands bdt 'a1so as gourmets may be
SacceptedS as .an established fact, and the
accurate perception Of the delicate shades
Of difference. r, ,disting guishing, different
brdhdst and ivSintagess Of wine Is much
, more frequently found in men than in
woman,
As regards the sense Of smell, some ex-
ceedingly conclusive experiments + have
been made by, some American sayants
!, which appear to subvsrt our preconceived
opinions. The experiments were per-
formed, with, ;prussic acid. and other
strongly odorous. substances on forty-four
males and thirty-eight females, and it
was. found that in nearly AL: cases the
:sense OF smell was about double as acute
In men as In women:. The cayse Of the
"a LEI l.: 80 49,
and: women Is quite unknown, ds is the
object Of the distinction; but:.1t' has one
practical hearing that may. be borne in
mind. The employment Of strong and
potent perfumes by women may depend
on their less acute sense. Of smell; and
they, would do well -to-bear tin .mind-th
fact that odors and perfumes which may
>be; quite pleasant tosthem may be almost
oVerp6Wertng and decidedly unpleasant to
individuals sof=the other sex.-London
!. OueoO =.-5.g,s.,, -,.-rsy sy==7H----.-
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Temperance on the Track.

Capt. J. W. Craig, master Of roadway
and transportation fJr the Charleston
and Savannah Railway aud president of
the Roadmasters' Association of Ameri.
ca, in letter to the editor of the Rail
acay Service Gazette, expresses the follow.
ing excelent sentiments:
"The time is not far distant when tenn.
perance will be requirement OF all
grades OF employees in railway service.
The demand for the reform is growing
greater each day; the necessity for
strictly temperate men to control the lives
and fortunes travelling on railroads is go
apparent that no other alternative is left.
There is no disputing the fact that liquor
is a poison benumbing all the faculties,
and utterly uniting the drinker for any
long continued service. This being the
case, there is no such thing as "bracing
up" with liquor. Slowly but surely it
becomes a mans most bitter enemy.
Railroad companies are entitled to the
full benefit of the abilities Of their en-
ployees. No man can be intemperate,
and still be clear. headed and possessed of
steady nerves. Intemperate men are not
competent to have charge of the lives
and property daily entrusted to their
care. The railway service requires the
noblest and best qualities of man, and to
possess tbesein the fullest he must ab-
stain from the use of intoxicating liquors.
To say man only occasionally takes a
drink is not sufficient. III an unguarded
moment he will yield to the tcmpter.
Mdded, and with unsteady nerves and
staggering step, he goes To- his duty,
placing hundreds of lives in danger.
The sentiment in regard TO temperance
T reform is growing daily in favor with
employees themselves, and it can be said
to their honor that they stand foremost
in tile. ranks Of The reform movement,
and TO railway employees belongs the
glory Of giving it the mosl energetic
assistance ii=.=;7.. ...-i -
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Fish Ponds in saxony.

A traveller in SaXony relates his sur
prise at the large number Of ponds of all
sizes which stud the fields in every direc-
tion. These ponds are MS carefully tended
Us arc the fields and are q source of in
come to their owners. They TEEN with
carp, tench nnd other fish that will thrive
in sluggish water. These are taken out
in the fall and sold at prices ranging from
twelve to twenty cents per pound. The
ponds arc then restocked with young
brood, which costs from fifty cents to
S1.25 per 100, according to size. These
fish are left to shift for themselves until
they are year old, when they are usually
flt for market. In winter the ponds yield
o crop of ice, which is disposed Of at q FUR
prica.-Chicago Times.
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Going Down in STYLE,

The "Bob Moore is the name of O new
pair of bobs just built for On Albany On.
w coastins club ut cost Of 1925. The
bob is twenty-five feet long and has O
novel steering apparatus. The man In
charge Of the wheel at the rear, in case he
wants to stop the l,nl, can raise the long
scat by ono turn Of tho wheel, nlnl at tho
same time throw the rear runners toward
the ground. or on their toes, at the same
time causing II largo iron claw to scrnpe tho
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-02-10

Tho BIizzards In Dakota.

''The blizzards out IT, Dakota are so ter
rible," said man just in from the north,
"that the people string clothes lines from
their homes to their outhouses in order
that they may pass to and fro during the
prevalence Of one of these storms without
running the risk of losing their way in
their own yards One cannot see three
feet ahead in a. Dakota blizzard, and if he
once loses his bearings lie Is almost GER
,tain.to drift out upon the prairie and per-
ish before assistance can reach him., With
the aid Of rope a man Is enabled to grope
about his own yard with comparative
safety as long Us he doesn't let go."-Chi-
cago Herald.
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"A Peculiar Education.

An English gentleman has secured the
services of thirteen clever boys drawn
from all ranks Of society. These are now
being educated in o most peculiar man
ner for work among the poor of the east
of London. The boys are taught whist,
billiards, fencing, gymnastics and secrets
Of skilled labor, the dignity Of which is
Impressed upon them with the necessity Of
helping others less fortunate than them
sel7es.-New York Sun.
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ground. The steersman Gun also pun q
cord by his side and q; spring drops heavy
chain directly underneath the runners Of
the rear bob, checking the speed of the bobs
almost instantly in case of an accident.
The seats for the stcersman and brakeman
each have plush cushions and nickel plated
backs. "A 2S-inch nickel plated gong bell
is conspicuous ut The extreme front of tho
bob.-Detroit Free Press.
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LooK UP.

Look up the world is wide. On land and sen,
On ship or shore, there Is no rust, no rest; =
. a heart, tnrobs; outward from each human
And moves ' itonwssfa Is IT'S tsiis destiny. tiny
Whatif is hiddenido must end in deaths
Why. meet it bravely, with the honest thought
OF no good deed undone, no ruin wrought,
TO hHthe hope that soothes dying breath
He who would soar from darkness into light,
And, like Icarus, mount on wa1en wings,
y Will never reach and touch tho golden springs
That open the gates that close upon the night
Who rises, lifting others up with him., ~
Is strong indeed. Within his call or reach
Are hands that aid him-hearts that help him
teach y
What he has learned himself, and tsught to them.
We build our thoughts like mountains to the
t,15!a clouds, i::.1 -
/ The mystery Of our being still unsolved, izllt'
!. Save that We know our iiYes ara not evolved
For the sole. end Of filling empty shrouds. ..
~ a. ...:,5....; - William Ward
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people who attend these entertainments
dress themselves up in rags and pay nine
teen cents for admission to the hall. The
supper consists of scraps dried pork or
jerked beef, for which the feeder is taxed
fourteen cents. The fiddler is dressed in
rags, the hall is lighted with candles, and
small vegetables are used for corsage bou-
ouets and boutonnieres. These are hard
times balls indeed, but the people seem
to enjoy themselves hugely.-Chicago
Erero1d
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Opa1s IN ravor. :

AS evidence of tho return of opals to
favor, the lists OF; wedding presents printed
in The London Court Journal now contain
O liberal allowance Of these beautiful
stones mingled with diamonds. If fashion
ordains the wearing of this tricksy gem
the ban must be off, and we shall hear no
more of the Ill luck it brings its possessor
-Boston Hera1d,